rawk Archive
10 Apr 2017
Album Mini-review: The Godfathers — A Big Bad Beautiful Noise
File next to: The Stranglers, Midnight Oil, Mekons From the slashing opening chord – followed in quick succession by a thunderous and insistent bass line – it’s clear that The […]
07 Apr 2017
Album Mini-review: Circus Devils — Laughs Last
File next to: Guided by Voices, Flaming Lips, Starling Electric Seemingly random – yet reliably clever – wordplay has long been a hallmark of Robert Pollard’s work. Along with prodigious […]
05 Apr 2017
Album Mini-review: Willodean — Awesome Life Decisions Volume One
File next to: David Bowie, Todd Rundgren, Ben Folds Way back in 2005, Los Angeles-based Randy & the Bloody Lovelies released their second album, Lift. The album straddled Americana and […]
03 Apr 2017
Eric Johnson: Cutting the Cord
Ever since he broke through with his third album (1990’s Ah Via Musicom), Austin, Texas guitarist Eric Johnson has been a prominent musical figure, a widely admired guitar hero. From […]
01 Apr 2017
BONUS: Two Single Reviews
Every so often, I get a single in for review. Two recent releases are of particular note and merit. So that justifies a rare Saturday post from me. No fooling. […]
30 Mar 2017
Warren Haynes: Let’s Waltz Again
Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film The Last Waltz documented what had been billed as the farewell performance by The Band. That five-piece group of journeyman musicians came to fame through their […]
21 Mar 2017
Quick Takes, Part Two
More quick-take reviews … Pop Co-op – Four State Solution Making an album via file sharing – instead of the old-fashioned method of gathering in a studio – is now […]
20 Mar 2017
Quick Takes, Part One
As I’ve mentioned in previous posts, these days I spend the majority of my time writing for print publications. Altweeklies across the USA, music and entertainment magazines in the U.S. […]
15 Mar 2017
Drive-By Truckers: The Personal is Political
The Drive-By Truckers have always paired incisive, thoughtful lyrics with their supercharged country-rock sound. From their 1998 debut, Gangstabilly to their latest album, 2016’s American Band, the Athens, Georgia based […]
09 Mar 2017
Album Review: The Rolling Stones — Blue & Lonesome
File next to: Eric Clapton, Howlin’ Wolf, Willie Dixon Few people expected the Rolling Stones to make a very good (and quite possibly great) album in 2016. The year of […]